National Republican., 1887-03-23
FIRST UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
Meet iu Reunion Around the Testal
Board.


The annual dinner OF the Alumni Asso-
citation Of Columbian University took place
last evening at Wizards, which was the
first assembage OF the kind of the univer-
sity alumni. Two long tables were laid In
the large dining room TO accommodate
about 110 persons. The alumni included
many distinguished professional and busi.
ness men of Washington. DR.. yelling,
president Of the college, was seated at the
head of the tables, with Judge
Strong by his side, and about the hoard
were ranged the following DIR. G.. w,
Acker, +. w. Anderson, II. l.. Barbour.
Fillmore. Beall, DR.. John w. Bovee, n. w.
Brelsford, Chaplin Brown, N. l.. Burchell,
u. G.. Carpenter, Campbell Darlington, s.
r. Church, Charles II. Cleaves, John X.
Collette, j. Walter Cookey, j. Weed Corey,
Elliott Cones, J; G. B. Curtis, J; j.. Ddr-
cnEtHn, cnSGr2, VIM ~ M'Kss ReI panp beoSe W A. Es d.
l.. Dent, Dr. John W. Dunn,
j. R. Edison, Matthew @. Emery, lr., Op' J. i.
Ferrill, George L. Fox, II. q. Fox, DR..
Q. W.. Franzoni, DIR. VIM. b. French,
j.. T.. Fristoe, Henry Wise Garnett, DR..
Theodore N. GIL, VIM. A. Gordon, j. II.
Gordon, Prof J. II. Gore, G. r. Gott, DR.,
Ilodgkins, VIM. +. Holtzman, Marcus s.
Hopkins, Rev., A. J. Huntington, r. A.
Hyatt, A. E.: johnson, William Il.
Johnson, A. l.. Keane, George w. Kern, A.
7. A. King, Harry King, William b. King,
J. p. Kligle, 7. A. Lambert, P. +. Larner,
pr. Dr., william WI s Lee, +; g Meolary, pr. J. s.
MMsanp MSlt1a1 Pref + q + MSsS Msson wam Ws% w,Ei Fl
Mohup, a. P. Montague, Robert Z. Norris,
81. Murray, t. w. Noyes, r. e. Pairo,
Col. NJ. NJ. Parker, F. r. Parks,
A. G. Patterson, William II. Pearce.
J. II. Pierce, g. D.. Pennebaker, b. G.
Poole, DR.. d. w. Prentiss, Green b. Raum,
John Raum, j.. X: Redington, e. Roome,
l.. NJ. Saunders, VIM. II. Leaman, e. A.
shute, Richard Smith, VIM. fayloe Snyder,
j.. II. Spalding, A. I. Stuart, G. L. Sturte.
want, w. II. Taylor, Duncan Thompson,
NJ. +. Thompson, o. T. Thompson, Samuel
D. Trimble, John Tweedale, j. II. Walton,
j. @. yelling, ]. Ormond Wilson, Benia.
min White, II. X. Willard, Jesse II. Wilson,
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, j. s. Woodward.
The tables were handsomely decorated
with floral pieces. An extensive menu was
discussed, which consumed two hours.
Mr.. VIM. Il. Mattingly, toast master,
opened the evenings speaking. He wished
to throw out one thought. Washington
city was growing to such proportions that
1t should be the center for great univer-
slty' oa,,I and he knew ,,,n no organization
as Columbian Z University. nS TAT fAppaPpse.l Ps.s
He then proposed the toastof "rhe Colum-
bian University, General Corporation" ana
called upon Gen. Dunn to resi- ond. He
said that Columbian University was not
born an adult as was Adam and the Johns
Hopkins University. II was organized
upon small scale and Its development was
hxpa n 81 10 IL a. Ii.
tory of the college from its origin. He
believed no university of the country pos
sessed such an efficient corps Of teachers
and none so favorably located
The next toast was "The Faculties of the
University" responded to by DR.. yelling.
He asked at the close Of his remarks all
present to drink the health, life, and hap
piness OF the president Of the board OF
trustees-Hon. w. w. Corcoran. At the
mention Of the name Of the great phllan-
thropist all arose and over hundred glasses
were lifted in hearty response to the sent!-
ment.
Hon. William l.. Wilson was called upon
to respond to the sentiment, academic
Department" which he did with great sat
isfaction to all present.
"Ihe Medical Schoor' was responded to
by DR.. A. f. A. King, who read poem
abounding with humor, and which was ap-
proved by immense applause upon its con-
clusion.
Myron NJ. Parker commented on the
sentiment, "The Law School," A continu-
GUS bubbling of laughter was heard over
the dining hall as Mr.. Parker related his ex-
perience In the intricacies Of legal learning
and the first years Of his practice. "The
Corcoran Scientific School" was commented
on by Prof. Il. Il. Fristoe. Remarks were
made by ex-Justice Strong, Prof. Mason,
Z. b. Hay, I. w. Noyes OF the Erening
Star, and many others.